Very few people are willing to stand in the gap, and even fewer are willing to do so for people who complain about them, blame them, or even hate them. Aaron step into that very place. After rebellion and judgment, the people continue to grumble against Moses and Aaron. God’s wrath begins, and a plague spreads through the camp. At Moses’ instruction, Aaron takes his censer, runs into the midst of the congregation, and stands between the living and the dead. He risks his own life to make atonement for the very people accusing him.

This sermon challenges us to ask:

Are we willing to stand in the gap for others?

Will we intercede for those who misunderstand or mistreat us?

Are we living in gratitude for the One who stood in the gap on the cross for us?

The gospel is not about what we have done, it is about what Christ has done. We were dead. He made us alive. And now, as His workmanship, we are called to reflect His heart by standing in the gap for others.

Sermon Notes

Numbers 16:41 & 42 The people grumbled and blamed Moses and Aaron for yesterday

Numbers 16:43 – 45 God tells Moses to get away from the people

Numbers 16:46 & 47 Moses tells Aaron to make atonement for the people and he does so

Numbers 16:48 Aaron by standing between the living and the dead stooped the plague

Numbers 16:49 & 50 The results of the plague

Ephesians 2:1 – 10 We were dead, but now alive because of Jesus